The Essential James E. Talmage |
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| Author:
| Talmage, James E. |
| Editor:
| Harris, James P. |
| Series title: | Classics in Mormon Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56085-018-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1997 |
| Publisher: | Signature Books, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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Latter-day Saints were stunned in 1911 to learn that the interior of the Salt Lake temple had been secretly photographed and that perpetrators were demanding a $100,000 ransom for the photos. As church leaders considered their options, former University of Utah president James E. Talmage proposed that the First Presidency commission its own photos, which they did, authorizing Talmage to write his landmark House of the Lord. As the manuscript and photos were being...
More Description Latter-day Saints were stunned in 1911 to learn that the interior of the Salt Lake temple had been secretly photographed and that perpetrators were demanding a $100,000 ransom for the photos. As church leaders considered their options, former University of Utah president James E. Talmage proposed that the First Presidency commission its own photos, which they did, authorizing Talmage to write his landmark House of the Lord. As the manuscript and photos were being readied for press, the presidency appointed the forty-nine-year-old educator to the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.